I saw these at the Tractor supply near me and I too wondered what they were. My first impression on checking Hoover's picture and description was - wow! they sound just like my Jersey Giants! After reading the description for McMurray's Black Giants.....they sound an awful lot alike!
Yes, you will need a special exemption if you have less than three acres.
http://www.co.cal.md.us/index.aspx?NID=147
http://md-calvertcounty.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/4038
But the State does not require you to register your flock unless you're selling eggs, and there's no fee for a...
Just my two cents, hope this helps. We’ve hatched out some pekins and ended up with more drakes than hens. We just didn’t get around to getting rid of the excess drakes until about a year later. I roast them in a hot oven on a roasting rack with no seasoning. There will be a lot of fat which I...
We have a 120-pound golden retriever that has literally drug me down the driveway until we got the Gentle Leader. It fits over the nose and around the neck. It works much like a bridle on a horse. The dog goes where his head goes and you control the head. It worked instantly with our dog and I...
My heart goes out to you and your family. I lost my own mother to ALS 17 years ago this very month, yet she is still with me in everything I do. The greatest thing she taught me was to prepare for the worst and hope for the best, and I hope the very best for you and your family.
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Have you called animal control? They will not necessarily euthanize them. Around here they relocate them to a park unless they are obviously diseased. They have preserves here that they do relocate animals to but only animal control is allowed to relocate. 'Average Joe' is not allowed to...
I figured there had to be somebody out there that did this in warm weather and would know how to do this! It's starting to sound manageable. We've got a quick-set tent that we can put screen sides on, fans blowing over the ice, wet towels....there would be at least two of us working on...
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Part of owning a pet and doing what is best is knowing when 'enough is enough.' I had a cat that I really liked. She was 14 years old and had diabetes and cancer. She was miserable. But the vet would not make the suggestion that I put her down. They don't want to take that...
Oooohhhh, yum Like...eeww! That's just what I was imagining having happen, just didn't know if anyone had a special method that might workout.
I think we'll have to wait for fall. We just don't really have anyplace like a garage that we could do this in the a/c. I think I'm just going to...
Hazy, hot and humid thats our forecast in this area (Maryland) from June into September and sometimes later. Yuk. And now Ive got at least 7 roos from hatches last Feb, Mar, and Apr. They arent meat birds, their EEs, but somebodys going to have to go to freezer camp. Right now they're...
She's a "Black star" ......um, looks more like a gold star to me....at least she's earned one!
I just checked up on her and so far we've got two yellow, three striped, and one black. There are ten more eggs under her, but I'm pretty sure that a couple of them aren't fertile.
I know Memorial Day just past, but let's not forget today is D-Day! Thanks to all those brave souls!!!
On another note.....We are having our own war with Mr. Fox This past week Mr. Fox stole 6 of my hens now Goldie is doing her effort to restock the flock! Goldie refused to get off the...
I don't know if they can see it or not, but I've kept one in my hen house and it doesn't seem to bother them at all. In fact, if it's at a level they can reach they may come give you a good closeup pic! Definitely makes for fun TV!
There's a very wide range of colors in EE's. I ordered the mix of 'heavies' from Mt. Healthy last year and received black stars, golden comets, RIR, and EE's. they sent me two packing peanuts and one was my EE roo. He's really a great rooster and takes good care of his flock. I've been able to...